Our First After-Action Report!

A woman is dating a new guy, and it’s going really well. The catch? He looks just like the old guy, and she’s worried her friends will judge her for it.

In our first After-Action Report, a longtime listener shares her tale of first-time submission. It sounds like it won’t be the last time…

On the Magnum, meet the most suspicious man in the world! It’s Javier Leiva, host of the true crime podcasts “Pretend,” “Criminal Conduct” and “The Ponzi Playbook.” His shows dive into the psyches of the grifters that want to date you. He and Dan talk about how to protect yourself against these scam artists and how in Leiva’s profession anyone could be a scoundrel (in a bad way), and in Dan’s profession anyone could be a pervert (in a good way).

And, a woman’s brother passed away. He was deeply mentally ill, had been abused as a child, and abused others during his tumultuous life. His sister had little contact with him, and felt like she didn’t know him well. The coroner gave her his phone. Should she check it out to learn more about him?

Would you like to be on After-Action Report? Tell us your tale of a recent sexual exploration in an email to Q@Savage.Love with the subject line: After-Action Report. (Brought to you by Feeld.)

And here are the stories Dan mentioned in this week’s intro:

“Chimpanzees and bonobos demonstrate why sex is not just for reproduction” (El Pais)

“Furries, Meowing in School Now a ‘Radical Trend,’ According to Lawmaker” (Dallas Observer)

“FDA reportedly raids manufacturer of poppers, an increasingly popular party drug” (NBC News)

“The Hidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attacks on Trans People” (M. Gesson, New York Times)